Field v. State

The indictment charged the accused with the offense of "burglary, for that he did feloniously and burglariously break and ■enter the dwelling-houseTff Jim Scrutehins with intent to commit a larceny, and did steal and carry away therefrom sixteen dollars in money, the property of Jim Scrutehins and of the value of sixteen -dollars, then and there being found. The accused demurred to the indictment on the ground that it charged him “with two distinct ■offenses of an entirely different nature in one and the same count.” 'The demurrer was overruled, the trial resulted in a verdict of guilty •of…